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Leadership Development in Healthcare
Abstract
Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The development of nursing leaders who can steer and re-invent a rapidly-changing and complex health care environment is crucial for the profession and the nation's health. Indeed, the nursing profession has been tasked with the achievement of recommendations and increased engagement in the healthcare of the country. A focus on intentional leadership growth and development is found in three recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) report The Future of Nursing (IOM, 2010; 2015). Development of leadership skills, however, is an on-going process that requires self-reflection, opportunities for growth, and planning (Porter-O'Grady & Malloch, 2013). Participation in a leadership development program is one route for enhancing the progression and advancement of leadership potential. While leadership development programs may differ in focus and target population, there are common themes and experiences throughout them. These programs frequently offer group and individual executive coaching using a model of intentional leadership growth and development. Through an immersive experience that incorporates mentoring, collegial support, networking, team work, and educational offerings, graduates experience planned and intentional growth and development as nurse leaders. In this age of faculty and administrative leader shortages, the movement from practice to academia is more common than in the past, and requires similar yet different sets of skills. Leadership development programs allow academic and administrative nurse leaders to enhance their own personal leadership skills and assist in the succession planning of future leaders in their organizations and in the nation. The purpose of this presentation is to identify the common similarities and themes of leadership development programs and highlight their benefits and outcomes. Past graduates of leadership development programs will also discuss their personal and professional transformations as a result of their participation in two National League for Nursing (NLN) leadership development programs: The Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators designed for experienced simulation educators who wish to enhance leadership skills and further develop their organization's simulation programs, and the LEAD program focused on nurses in practice and education who have either experienced a rapid transition to a leadership position or who aspire to advance their careers. References: National Academies of Medicine (2010). The Institute of Medicine Report: The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Retrieved April 4, 2016, from: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx National Academies of Medicine (2015). The Institute of Medicine Report: Assessing progress of the IOM report the future of nursing. Retrieved April 3, 2016, from: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2015/Assessing-Progress-on-the-IOM-Report-The-Future-of-Nursing.aspx Porter-O'Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2013). Leadership in nursing practice: Changing the landscape of health care. Burlington, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett.
Sigma Membership
Epsilon Eta
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Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
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Keywords:
Leadership Development Programs, Intentional Leadership Growth and Development, Outcomes from Leadership Development Programs
Recommended Citation
Winters, Susan C.; Jackson, Janet E.; and Mohammed, Catherine J., "Leadership Development Programs: Benefits, Outcomes, and Personal Transformations" (2024). Leadership. 63.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/leadership/2016/presentations/63
Conference Name
Leadership Connection 2016
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2016
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Leadership Development Programs: Benefits, Outcomes, and Personal Transformations
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The development of nursing leaders who can steer and re-invent a rapidly-changing and complex health care environment is crucial for the profession and the nation's health. Indeed, the nursing profession has been tasked with the achievement of recommendations and increased engagement in the healthcare of the country. A focus on intentional leadership growth and development is found in three recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) report The Future of Nursing (IOM, 2010; 2015). Development of leadership skills, however, is an on-going process that requires self-reflection, opportunities for growth, and planning (Porter-O'Grady & Malloch, 2013). Participation in a leadership development program is one route for enhancing the progression and advancement of leadership potential. While leadership development programs may differ in focus and target population, there are common themes and experiences throughout them. These programs frequently offer group and individual executive coaching using a model of intentional leadership growth and development. Through an immersive experience that incorporates mentoring, collegial support, networking, team work, and educational offerings, graduates experience planned and intentional growth and development as nurse leaders. In this age of faculty and administrative leader shortages, the movement from practice to academia is more common than in the past, and requires similar yet different sets of skills. Leadership development programs allow academic and administrative nurse leaders to enhance their own personal leadership skills and assist in the succession planning of future leaders in their organizations and in the nation. The purpose of this presentation is to identify the common similarities and themes of leadership development programs and highlight their benefits and outcomes. Past graduates of leadership development programs will also discuss their personal and professional transformations as a result of their participation in two National League for Nursing (NLN) leadership development programs: The Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators designed for experienced simulation educators who wish to enhance leadership skills and further develop their organization's simulation programs, and the LEAD program focused on nurses in practice and education who have either experienced a rapid transition to a leadership position or who aspire to advance their careers. References: National Academies of Medicine (2010). The Institute of Medicine Report: The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Retrieved April 4, 2016, from: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx National Academies of Medicine (2015). The Institute of Medicine Report: Assessing progress of the IOM report the future of nursing. Retrieved April 3, 2016, from: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2015/Assessing-Progress-on-the-IOM-Report-The-Future-of-Nursing.aspx Porter-O'Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2013). Leadership in nursing practice: Changing the landscape of health care. Burlington, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett.